SANDRA SURAN’S MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT RESUME

Professional Experience:

The Suran Group LLC, CEO 1990–Present
Consulting firm specializing in comprehensive change planning and project management/resilience development for small and large companies and organizations.

Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette University August – December, 2015
Contributing Assistant Professor. Developed and taught a Risk Management course partially based on her book, The DNA of the Resilient Organization – How One Collective Heartbeat Leads to Continuous Competitive Advantage. The course is titled, Enterprise Risk Reduction for Sustainable Growth.

State of Oregon, Small Business Advocate 1988–1989
Loaned Executive. Led development of small business strategic plan; supervised implementation of small business programs; led establishment of small business department for State of Oregon.

Suran & Company CPAs, Founding Partner 1974–1985
Auditor; consultant on strategic and operational planning; development of business plans, financing alternatives, organizational strategies and structures; new business acquisition and business sale assistance; financial and general management information systems assistance.

Public Boards:

Federal Reserve Bank:

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Portland Branch– Past Member, Board of Directors 1985-1990

Vice Chair, 12th District Advisory Council on Small Business and Agriculture 1985-1990

Audit Committee 1985 – 1990

National Conferences on Small Business and Agriculture, Co-Chair 1986, 1987, 1988. Responsibilities included Chairing National meeting of delegates from all Twelve Federal Reserve Districts, culminating in service as Co-chair of meetings with Board of Governors Chairs Greenspan and Volcker.

Oregon Mutual Insurance Company – Past Member, Board of Directors

Business Banking Corporation – Past Organizing Director (Subsequently acquired by U.S. National Bank of Oregon)

University of Portland, Board of Regents; Past Board Chair National Alumni Association, 1982–1991

Honors and Awards

Sustained Contribution Award, American Institute of CPAs, October 2015

Sandra’s article, “How to Implement Change Effectively”, published in 2003 by the national, juried publication: Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance (John Wiley & Sons) was selected as one of their Top Articles of All Time in January, 2015. It is featured on the cover of their “Best of JCAF” issue, May/June 2015. Selection by their Editorial Board was based on two criteria: “Most enduringly useful” and “Most accessed”.

“Ray Dezember Award for Exemplifying the Meaning of Fed Family”, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, April 2015

“ The Collective Heartbeat – The Foundation for Organizational Resilience” – January 2015 Feature Article about Sandra in ASPIRE Magazine (On-line Magazine to “inspire people around the world to use business as a force for good and to shine the spotlight on Game Changers”).

Lifetime Achievement, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) – Van Rensselaer Award for Public Service for ‘Excellence in leadership, accomplishments and contributions to the CPA profession”, October 2011

Distinguished Alumni, University of Portland 2010

Distinguished Service to the City of Portland, Rotary Club of Portland 1998